Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
You’ve read parts one, two, and three of our Q & A session with Lisa Stout, the mother of Allie, who was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. Today, in part four, you will hear from Allie as she reflects on the past 27 years and gives the patient’s perspective.
Read MoreAs we all know, whenever we see a newborn in an infant carrier, we always wanna take a peek at the baby and “ohh” and “ahhh” over it. I knew this may be a little difficult for me because my baby wasn’t the typical “perfect” baby most people expect to see, however, I was as proud as they come! She’s mine and I’m hers, so take a peek if you like.
Here’s where it gets tricky. We were standing in line waiting to check out and the lady in front of me took a step back to see my baby. As she looks into her infant carrier, she gasped and looked at me as if I didn’t know my baby had an opening in her lip. She didn’t say a word. She looked like she felt sorry for me, as if I didn’t know.
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago, I introduced you to Lisa Stout, the mother of Allie, who was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate. Allie is now 27 years old, just received her Master’s degree, and is a practicing speech language pathologist! You can find Part 1: Raising Allie here! Today, Lisa will share with us all about their families journey through hospital stays, surgeries, and raising Allie and her two siblings.
Read MoreJuly is National Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness and Prevention Month! In today’s post, I will be doing the first of a four part Q&A session with Lisa Stout, the mother of Alexandra Marie Stout, who was born with a unilateral cleft lip and palate.
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